Friday, December 19, 2014

Blog Tour: Chance to be King by Sue Brown

Chance to be King - 2nd Edition
After working nonstop for two years, actor Eric Pawlowski desperately
needs a respite from his grueling schedule and the crippling migraines
that come with it. Thinking that a few weeks in a secluded cottage is
just the thing, his vacation gets off to a rough start when he almost
mows down the only other guy who lives on the remote road. Fortunately
Thomas is quick to forgive, and soon he, Eric, and Eric's two dogs are
palling around like they've known each other for years.

But when Eric witnesses Thomas coldly order a lost stranger off his
property, he starts to question how well he knows him. Despite a mutual
attraction that has Eric cursing every time a well-meaning member of the
nearby small town interrupts their attempts to get intimate, Eric
wonders if acting on his desire for Thomas will get him involved in a
situation he shouldn't be in. When his rented cabin catches fire in the
middle of the night and the firemen call it arson, it confirms Eric’s
suspicions.

To keep Eric with him, it's up to Thomas to come clean about who he
is... and his involvement in a decade-old web of tragedy and revenge
into which Eric has unwittingly walked.

Excerpt

Eric paused for a minute to take in his surroundings. The lake was huge,
surrounded by reeds and banked in places by sandy beaches. A short note
in the paperwork said it was suitable to swim in, and Eric had brought
his trunks hopefully. There seemed to be a narrow path following the
shoreline. Eric called to the dogs and set off to follow it. He didn’t
necessarily want to explore all of it today, but he did think the dogs
would benefit from a long walk after being cooped up in the truck for
most of the previous day.

In places the overhanging branches meant Eric needed to duck, one of the
disadvantages of being well over six feet tall. The dogs, however, had
no such issues, and they plowed ahead eagerly. Their enthusiasm meant he
lost sight of them until he reached a clearer spot in the trees. Eric
could hear them splashing up ahead and smiled to himself. Millie was a
terror for getting in the water, be it puddle or pond. Toby was more of a
wimp and would dance around the edges before finally getting up the
courage to venture in.

Eric finally reached the shoreline, to see Millie in the water as he
expected. However, the man playing with her as she swam around was a
surprise. He’d obviously been swimming, because he was bare from the
waist up and—oh fuck—he was a vision: lean muscles, firm abs, and dark
nipples against tanned skin. Yummy. Not that Eric was looking closely.
At all. Okay, maybe it didn’t take much for Eric to react to a gorgeous
man dancing half-naked in cold water.

Eric squinted as he looked a bit closer. Wasn’t this his rescuer from last night? Tim… Tony… Thomas… that was it, Thomas.

“Morning,” Eric drawled as he watched them play. “Hope she’s not bothering you too much.”

As Eric spoke, Thomas looked up and stopped horsing around. Millie gave a
disappointed bark as she paddled and nudged Thomas’s hand hopefully.
Thomas ran his hands though his hair to get the drips out of his face,
his muscles rippling in a most distracting way. Eric’s cock was quite
appreciative and twitched in his sweats.

“I don’t get too many dogs rushing to join me in my morning swim.” “Sorry, she never can resist getting in the water.”

Eric was trying hard to concentrate on the conversation, but really,
most of his attention was taken by the view in front of him. He spent
his days surrounded by handsome men and beautiful women, but this man
took his breath away. His dark blond hair curled damply around his ears,
and his bright blue eyes sparkled in amusement. Damn, could I get more
girly?

“Eric?” Eric blinked. “Uh… yes?” He’d been so busy staring at the water
droplets running down Thomas’s chest… and—oh, are they freckles? Eric
couldn’t tell from this distance.

“Earth to Eric?”

He dragged his gaze away reluctantly from Thomas’s body to his face. Not
that it was any less distracting with those eyes…. Fuck, those eyes.
“Yes?” Thomas was smirking at him unashamedly.

Eric stared at him stupidly for a minute, and then his brain finally got
on board with the conversation. “Yes… I mean, sorry. Millie, come here
girl.”

MY REVIEW

I very much loved this
story. It's a love story with suspense. I love when I read a book and
the evolution of the characters is so well built. Sue Brown has created a
beautiful world. I love how these characters were incomplete and yet
when they are together you easily see that they can't be a prt. You
wonder how they ever survived apart at all! I had warm and fuzzies
throughout and a bit of nail biting thrown in there as well! Great read!

Author Bio

Sue Brown is owned by her dog and two children. When she isn't following
their orders, she can be found plotting at her laptop. In fact she
hides so she can plot and has gotten expert at ignoring the orders.

Sue discovered M/M erotica at the time she woke up to find two men
kissing on her favorite television series. The series was boring; the
kissing was not. She may be late to the party, but she's made up for it
since, writing fan fiction until she was brave enough to venture out
into the world of original fiction.